this happened along the atlantic coast. he and his friends didn't notice any trouble in the water, although black shark have been spotted in that area recently. he told cnn affiliate the bite left 20 teeth mark in his foot but didn't hurt too badly and now he thinks the whole story is kind of cool. a 16-year-old would think that, wouldn't he? he's okay, that's all that matters. so much more ahead on "cnn sunday morning" which starts right now. happy sunday to you. let's get you caught up if you haven't looked at the clock. 7:00 on the east coast and early 4:00 for all of you out west. are you just getting home or waking up? thank you, regardless, for spending some time with us here. i want to tell you about syria's deputy foreign minister issuing a declaration of war. this after huge explosions rock the syrian capital of damascus

for hours overnight. israeli rockets attacked research facility. i want to bring in sara sidner in jerusalem. any response from israel to syria accusation? >> the response from the prime minister's office and the foreign ministry is no comment when it comes to whether or not israel did strike inside of syria. we also asked them about the recent comments made to our cnn fred who is in damascus by the foreign minister that this is a declaration of war. no comment, they're not commenting on any of the matters concerning what is happening inside of syria. what i can tell you is i spoke also with an israeli official and the defense department and, basically, he said, look, what i can say to you is, look, i'm not allowed publicly to speak, but we cannot allow weapons transferred into the hands of terrorist organizations, such as hezbollah, which is over the

border in lebanon. we do know that israeli intelligence officials have been looking at syria very closely. watching the movement of the weapons inside of syria, both the chemical weapons and very dangerous conventional weapons and they said, look, we have the capabilities to do that and we are doing that. so, you're hearing there from folks who are really watching the situation. though we also know from a knesset member who is also a former defense minister said, look, we are also very concerned about these weapons and where they may or may not be going and if israel does have the right to defend itself, but they are not commenting, and not confirming or denying whether israel did strike inside of syria. but you did hear from syrian officials who said, yes, it was israel that struck. we do know also that just four days ago, somewhere thursday or friday u.s. officials told us that there was an earlier strike and they do believe it was by israel planes that flew over lebanon and shot into syria from

lebanon. we know from the lebanese that there were lots of planes that violated lebanese air strikes. the lebanese very upset that their air space was used without their permission. christi? >> a lot of people might be watching this and if israel is carrying out these strikes, what could this mean for the u.s. and the west, specifically. could we see u.s. boots on the ground? >> we've heard several comments from u.s. officials. the president himself saying, you know, we're really at this point not there yet. we're not at the point where we think about putting boots on the ground. what we do know is that israel has deployed two iron dome batteries in the north because of an assessment of the situation there noting the fact that this could well be because of the tensions rising in that area. the big concern from israel is that hezbollah would be the first to strike israel, if there was some sort of escalation of tensions. they put those there. those worked very well the

military said in gaza to knock out rockets and they're hoping that they will do the same, if, indeed, they are hit from the lebanese border. christi? >> so good to hear from you today, sara. thank you for bringing aup to date. i want to take you to boston now. officials are still scrambling to find a final resting place for one of the suspected boston bombers. officials at three cemeteries have refused to bury tamerlan tsarna tsarnaev. the fuowner of the funeral home now holding his body says the whole thing is just not right. >> this is what we do in this country. do away with medical treatments for the terrorists, murdrists. i brought up dahmer and mcveigh and somebody buried them. you saw the hearse, who was driving it? it wasn't mickey mouse, it was the funeral director. the funeral directors should be

commended, not criticized for what we do. that's what's been happening. >> of course, amidst all of this, investigators still pressing tamerlan's widow. cnn's air aen mcpi emcpike. i'm wondering. i know you're at her attorney's office and she's standing strong but she didn't know anything about that. but the fact that they found bomb residue in the apartment, is that tough for them to make that statement? >> well, christi, her attorneys haven't said very much in the past two weeks. they just released two statements. what they said at the very beginning was that katherine russell was very busy when she was living with tamerlan in boston because she worked 75 to 80 hours per week. she was outside of their home for a very long time. on top of that they had a young daughter who is about 3 now and

this young couple, remember, katherine russell is just 24 years old and tamerlan tsarnaev was 26. they were caring for this almost 3-year-old daughter. she was very busy. that could explain why she might not know anything. now, christi, with that in mind, federal agents are still following katherine russell's every move and there are mounting questions about what she might have known, christi. >> i know she has been cooperative up to this point, officials say. what more do they need from her? do we know anything about upcoming meetings? >> not just yet. her attorneys have said that she will continue to cooperate and she will continue to meet with investigators. they have been questioning her about 90 minutes at a time in meetings. about every other day in the past week or so and they've been showing her pictures and asking her to comment. of course, they want to get to know more about her and what she might have known beforehand, if

anything. if she can tell them about some of the people that tamerlan tsarnaev was associating with. >> erin mcpike, thank you so much. good to hear from you today. now, the fate, of course, of tamerlan's remains. i mean, you heard from the funeral director. it has wild emotions in boston and beyond. last hour we asked you to tell us what you think. should the suspected bomber be buried in the u.s.? i want to read a couple responses that i've gotten on twitter. no, he should not be allowed to be buried on american soil. he lost that right when he committed that act of terrorism. we gave him the right to be in our country, why can't he have the proper burial? we bury americans that committed crimes. not in massachusetts, his family should take his body home for burial. he's not even a u.s. citizen. don't add insult to massive injury. thank you for sharing your thoughts.

we appreciate it. your opinion is important to us. please, keep those tweets coming up. ium @christi underscore paul. residents are breathing easier this morning. fast moving wildfire that burned up to 28,000 acres and threatened thousands of homes is nearly 60% contained at this point. the much-needed rain is in the forecast for later today, as well. in newbury park in southern california. paul? >> they are now talking about a dramatic, 100% containment for monday, if there is no dramatic shift in the weather for the worse. if you look behind me at this part of the fire, no active flanks of flame, but these smoldering problem areas, that does need to get put out if they get this 100% containment. they'll go after this by air and hand crews on the ground. meanwhile, if you look over here, residents in the area, many of them still on pins and needles wanting to make sure

it's all done with. if you can look at this from a kid's eye, this has been dramatic. for children they were yanked out of their nearby school and there was a lot of excitement. let's listen to what two brothers had to say about their fire experience. >> one of the coolest, but saddest things ever because so many plants died and stuff. it's been kind of scary because we were getting packed up to be ready for evacuation and then when we got dismissed from school, there's been ashes coming down and the sun's all different color from the pollution. it's been crazy. >> two very well spoken young men and also good news here. they say there is a 20% chance of rain for sunday. here's why that's important. even if it doesn't rain, that means moisture is in the air and temperatures are down and that's just what firefighters and residents need. back to you now, christi. >> paul, take good care. thinking of all those folks out

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aggravated assault, but, obviously, now, new charges are expected to be filed. look at this video from last night's bruins game. marathon bombing survivors who you're looking at there made a surprise appearance to hype up his favorite hockey team. a served as the bruins' honorary banner captain and the black and gold flag he's waving there, can you read it? of course, it says boston strong. unfortunately, the leafs beat the bruins but the spirit was there. the winner of the kentucky derby was almost in last place before making an amazing run to the finish. now, we're looking ahead to the prospects of a triple crown. cnn's joe carter is at churchill downs with all the details. hey, joe. >> well, on a very rainy day, a favorite finally wins the kentucky derby. it happens to be a kentucky born and kentucky bred horse.

orb rallied from the back of the pack. it is a first for both jockey and trainer. orb is running red hot right now having won five races in a row, including the florida derby and the kentucky derby. >> see all the people there. it's something i'm -- unbelievable to see it. like right now, you know, i win the kentucky derby. it's like a dream. >> i'm not going to have to worry about it any more because i've worried about it for a while and i might not let anybody know that, but inside, inside that thought was always there. >> some other notable finishes. the only female jockey finished in fifth. fifth year jockey finished in six

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new york. come to atlanta and it's 50 and raining. i should be where you are today. thank you for keeping us company nonetheless. we hope that you're having a good sunday so far. you know, i don't know if you're one of the people who needs a soda first thing in the morning. let's talk pepsi or mountain dew because they're doing damage control over what's being called "arguably the most racist commercial in history." have you seen it? it's not. >> it's easy. just point to it. >> so, yesterday victor blackwell spoke to the founder of raprehab.com. he blew the whistle on this ad. started by asking paul what he thought when he first saw that ad. >> i was shocked. made a phone call and tried to get some things started.

i mean why would a company think, paul a, that this would be a good way to sell soda and that wouldn't be offensive? >> well, to their credit, i have to say that they made a quick decision to get rid of it. and to be honest, we're playing it now and it was dead on tuesday. so, i commend pepsi for taking it off as quick as possible. i guess when you're so large, you can't catch everything. but everybody makes mistakes and, luckily, they got rid of this mistake. >> let's talk about pepsi and possible mistakes. right move for pepsico? >> it was a great move for them. yesterday i was in tears. i'm a first-time uncle of twins, alax and porter and i said maybe corporate america is changing

and doing the right thing and a little more sensitive. i think they made a great move and some of the images and the things that he said with emmett till, it's unfortunate. it's just the beverage company. but maybe next the broadcasters and the record labels will do the same thing and start thinking about making some changes in terms of content. >> this isn't that important. when you make the change, when you make the announcement, you have to be quick on it and it doesn't hold that all publicity is good publicity. >> actually, all publicity is fabulous. but what happens afterwards determines the outcome. what we have here is someone trying to be edgy and they've gone over the edge. this is marketing gone mad and the beverage companies -- these are kids born from the '80s to the 2000s and they only want one thing. they want meaning. when they see something like this, they're just going to walk

away from pepsico and that's where the real damage is done. >> we'll see if they help by pulling that ad. all right, today's cinco de mayo. so, people are celebrating mexican heritage. really, do you know what it's about? let's just say it's not what you might think. we'll have that after the break. first, check in with dr. sanjay gupta for a look at what's coming up on dr. sanjay gupta md. good morning, sanjay. >> i'll look at the anatomy of violence today. what goes on in the brain like the accused boston balm abers. also, alicia keys, beyond the music. why she's now fighting for people with hiv. all that coming up 7:30 a.m. eastern. capella university understands businesses are trying to come

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former arizona congresswoman gabby giffords is being honored with profile and courage award. giffords was chosen in recognition of the personal and physical courage that she demonstrated in her fearless, caroline kennedy will present the award to giffords and that's happening a little bit later this afternoon. president obama, meanwhile, is going to columbus, ohio, this morning to give the commencement address at ohio state university. we know as many as 70,000 people are expected to attend. more than 10,000 students will get their diplomas, by the way. might be no surprise he's speaking at osu. exactly one year ago today he kicked off his re-election campaign at the university and, of course, later won ohio in november's election. today's cinco de mayo people celebrating. now contrary to popular belief, i just want you to sound smarter for the rest of the day. this is not about mexico's independence day. the date commemorates mexico's

victory over the french in the 1860s. today the holiday isn't celebrated but people here in the u.s. will celebrate with food, parade and maybe a margarita or two. you know, it's raining, like cats and dogs here in atlanta. i was slipping all over the road heading into work today. just ponding everywhere. that's a live look at what's going on. alexandria steele, however is this going to last? is the weekend a wash? >> completely. it's a slow soaker of a system and you're driving and you feel like you margaritas. it's a blur out there. it's foggy and a cold component to the system to boot. here's atlanta, georgia, record rain the last day and a half. the heaviest rain another one to three inches of rain,

predominantly north and east of the city, kind of one through and then more rain coming in, again, for the southeast. kind of showers and thunderst m thunderstorms later this afternoon. here's a look from the midwest down to the southeast. cinci, louisville, from eastern kentucky towards virginia. it is headed your way. a slow system and really quite impactful in the next couple of days, as well. georgia, take a look at a atlanta. 3 1/2 inches of rain. record rain delineated here by these stars. chattanooga, huntsville, bowling green, one to three inches. an incredible amount of rain. more is on the way as we head from tuesday into wednesday. another two to three inches now find its way through washington and in virginia. to the west, it's a daluge in the east. the pattern has changed so dramatically.

moisture coming in and temperatures dropped 20 to 30 degrees and things certainly weather wise are much better, really changing the dynamics. >> we're so grateful for them for that. alexandra, thank you so much. first, dr. sanjay gupta md starts right now. hey, there, thanks for joining us. lots to get to today. starting off with a couple people you know well and doing things that will surprise and inspire you. alicia keys will talk about her passion beyond the music. you'll see her in a whole new light. also johnny lee miller. you might know him from "sherlock holmes." he is running a 50-mile ultramarathon to try to save a boy. the anatomy of violence. how does an innocent child grow up to be an accused boston bomber or any criminal for